Not enough data to assess antibiotic resistance

A new report from the General Accounting Office says the U.S. government does not collect enough basic data on drug use in livestock to make a decision on antibiotic resistance. The report was prepared at the request of New York Representative Louise Slaughter who has introduced bills seeking to restrict antibiotic use in livestock.
The report notes that while the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently began reporting summary figures on sales of livestock antibiotics, the agency does not

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